HP Pavilion x360 14 (2021) vs Acer Spin 3 (SP313-51N)
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Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the HP Pavilion x360 14 (2021)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
Advantages of the Acer Spin 3 (SP313-51N)
- Slightly easier to carry: weighs 110 grams less (around 0.24 lbs)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Features a bigger (~12%) battery – 48 against 43 watt-hours
- 52% sharper screen – 170 versus 112 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Provides 20% higher max. screen brightness: 300 vs 250 nits
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.61 kg (3.55 lbs) | 1.5 kg (3.31 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 324 x 221 x 18.7 mm 12.76 x 8.7 x 0.74 inches |
302 x 222 x 15.9 mm 11.89 x 8.74 x 0.63 inches |
| Area | 716 cm2 (111 inches2) | 670 cm2 (103.9 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~75.4% | ~76.5% |
| Side bezels | 7.1 mm | 7.8 mm |
| Colors | Silver, Gold, Blue | Silver |
| Material | Top: Aluminum Middle: Aluminum Bottom: Plastic |
Aluminum |
| Transformer | Yes | Yes |
| Opening angle | 360° | 360° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | - | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 1 |
| Noise level (max. load) | - | 38.7 dB |
Display
| Size | 14 inches | 13.3 inches |
| Type | TN LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 112 ppi | 170 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1366 x 768 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | Yes | Yes |
| Coating | Glossy | Glossy |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | Yes |
Screen space comparison
Pavilion x360 14 (2021)
14″ (16:9 ratio) = 83.8 in2
Spin 3 (SP313-51N)
13.3″ (16:10 ratio) = 79.5 in2
~5% more screen space
| Contrast | - | 1252:1 |
| sRGB color space | - | 98% |
| Adobe RGB profile | - | 77.5% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | - | 78.7% |
| Response time | - | 44 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | - | 1:30 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Right | Left |
| Charge power | 45 W | 65 W |
| Cable length | 1 meters | - |
| Weight of AC adapter | - | 290 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.7-3.0 GHz | 1.7-3.0 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.1 GHz | 4.1 GHz |
| Cores | 2 | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB | 6 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 | Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 15 W | 15 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
| GPU base clock | 400 MHz | 400 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1250 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1 TFLOPS | 1 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | DDR4 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory speed | 3.2 Gbps | 3.73 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 384 | 384 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 24 | 24 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 12 | 12 |
| GPU performance | 1 TFLOPS | 1 TFLOPS |
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x4 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 3200 MHz | 3733 MHz |
| Type | DDR4 | LPDDR4X |
| Upgradable | - | No |
| Total slots | 2 | - |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | - | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | - | ~76.2 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5 | v5 |
| Fingerprint | Optional | No |
| Infrared sensor | - | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | No | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.0 | 1x HDMI 1.4 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| SD card reader | Yes | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Optional | No |
| Surface | Plastic | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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